An Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes with Potential Relevance to Health Outcomes: Validation and Preliminary Testing
Kass, Jared D.; Friedman, Richard; Leserman, Jane; Caudill, Margaret; Zuttermeister, Patricia C.; Benson, Herbert; Kass, Jared D.; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mind/Body Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical School; Department of Counseling and Psychology, Lesley College Graduate School; Friedman, Richard; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mind/Body Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical School; Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, State University of New York; Leserman, Jane; Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of North Carolina; Caudill, Margaret; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mind/Body Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical School; Zuttermeister, Patricia C.; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mind/Body Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical School; Benson, Herbert; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Mind/Body Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical School
Журнал:
Behavioral Medicine
Дата:
1991
Аннотация:
AbstractThis article describes the validation of an Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes that has potential relevance to health outcomes and its preliminary testing with chronic pain patients. The inventory taps two attitudinal domains: (1) life purpose and satisfaction and (2) self-confidence during potentially stressful situations. It also provides a total score. The inventory scales, developed using factor analysis, were found to have a strong degree of internal reliability and concurrent validity. Preliminary testing suggested that positive change on these scales correlates with positive changes in the health status of chronic pain patients. Multiple regression analyses suggested that the interactions of these positive psychological attitudes with health status are not fully accounted for by the interactions of negative psychological attitudes with health status.
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